Throughout 2024, 154 TB Cases Found In Bogor City

Head of the Bogor City Health Office Sri Nowo Retno. (ANTARA)

BOGOR - The Bogor City Health Office (Dinkes), West Java, found 1,002 cases of tuberculosis (TBC) in its area in January and February 2024 with 154 cases including children. Head of the Bogor City Health Office Sri Nowo Retno said that out of 1,002 cases of TB, 615 cases were found in January 2024 and 387 cases in February 2024. Compared to 2023, he said, in a year 9,122 cases of TB were found and the success rate of treatment for tuberculosis was 76 percent. TB children were found as many as 1,690 cases. Retno said the Health Office was committed to intensify cross-sectoral socialization to accelerate TB elimination. "TB handling must be resolved across sectors to accelerate elimination. We want this to be accelerated, believe that we are moving together," said Retno, quoted by ANTARA, Friday, March 1. He said the Bogor City Health Office had made five programs which were started in mid-2023 as a Regional Action Plan (RAD). done we already have, this is a form of commitment, so there is already RAD. Then we have created a team to accelerate the elimination of TB," said Retno. Currently, Retno said, the Health Office is intensifying the existence of the application of the Tuberculosis Elimination Movement (Si Geulis) to strengthen the mapping of TB cases with clear names and addresses, so that it can be viewed geospatially to risk factors. As an example on February 12, 2024, TBC cases that have been investigated by contacts and Reported to the Si Geulis application, the most in Cimahpar Village 8 cases, East Ciledek 6 cases, and Baranangsiang 7 cases. "You can see what kind of house it is, whether there is ventilation. Then the nutritional status, whether at home someone smokes, whether they have TB or not, that's all complete," he explained. Decent Occupy (Rutilahu). It also includes, he said, the nutritional status of TB sufferers can be monitored, so that patients can be intervened by regional officials and health centers to ensure further handling. "The Geulis can be accessed by anyone, including regional stakeholders such as the sub-district and village head, related OPD, health center officers, health cadres. We have given them an account," he said.

In addition, Retno said that the Bogor City Health Office would also strengthen handling up to the RW level by involving cadres. "We will activate the TB Alert RW. In the past, we had a COVID Alert RW. Now the TB Alert RW, training for cadres has been carried out," he said.